Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
45 results found in Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
- VR-ASL (Virtual Reality American Sign Language)
- A simplified adaptation of American Sign Language (ASL) designed for use in virtual reality environments where current controller tracking technology cannot capture the full range of hand and finger m…
- Video Phone (Videophone, VP)
- A telecommunications device that enables real-time video and audio communication between two or more parties. For Deaf and hard of hearing people, video phones are essential communication tools that a…
- Visual Speech Aid (Speech Reading Aid, Visual Communication Aid)
- A visual speech aid is an assistive device or system that converts auditory speech information into visual form to help individuals with hearing impairments follow spoken conversation. These aids may …
- Visuocentric Design (Visual-First Design, Deaf-Centric Design)
- An approach to interface and content design that prioritizes visual communication and spatial organization, particularly for users of visual languages like sign languages. Visuocentric design recogniz…
- Word Error Rate (WER)
- A metric used to evaluate the accuracy of automatic speech recognition (ASR) and captioning systems, calculated as the number of word-level errors (insertions, deletions, and substitutions) divided by…